1997 ALISE CONFERENCE
Reinventing the Information Profession

Tuesday, February 11, 1997 to Friday, February 14, 1997
J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC

Preliminary Program (2/5/97)*

Acknowledgments

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Tuesday, February 11, 1997

12:00 noon - 7:00pm

Registration
Registration Area A

1:00pm - 6:00pm

ALISE Board of Directors Meeting
Dirksen

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Early Bird Reception: Association of Research Libraries (ARL)

Location: ARL headquarters
Euram Building, Suite 800, 21 Dupont Circle, NW
(between 19th Street and New Hampshire Avenue)
Metro: Dupont Circle, Red Line (two stops from JW Marriott hotel)

7:30pm - 10:00pm

Dine Around Town (or on your own)
Registration Area A

The faculty of The Catholic University of America's School of Library and Information Science and the staff of the Association of Research Libraries will host the 1997 ALISE Dine Around. Opportunities for wonderful fellowship, fun, and food are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, February 11 and 12. Hosts will be provided for at least one restaurant per evening. If you have not already pre-registered for the "ALISE Dine Around," you may sign up on the sheets located on the ALISE message board in the registration area. You may also select the topic and cuisine of your choice. Information on restaurants located within a short distance from the hotel will also be available.

ALISE Dine Around Hosts:

Tula Giannini

Martha Kyrillidou

Sibyl E. Moses

10:00pm

ALISE suite open to members
ALISE suite (777)

*Program underwritten in part by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to the CRISTAL-ED Project at the University of Michigan. [back]

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Wednesday, February 12, 1997

7:00am - 7:00pm

Registration
Registration Area A

7:00am - 8:30am

First Timers Breakfast
Cannon

8:00am - 9:30am

SIG MEETINGS and SELECTED JURIED PAPERS*

SIG 19: Teaching Methods Salon D
Convenors: Ellen Crosby (Indiana Historical Society) and
Ketty Rodriguez (Texas Woman's University)

Program: The Changing Information Environment: Changing the Information Professional

Juried Paper:

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, University of Denver
"Educating Information Professionals for a Changing Environment"

Karen E. Pettigrew, University of Western Ontario
"I&R in the Electronic Age: Bringing It to the Classroom"

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SIG 2: Curriculum Salon E
Convenors: Holly Crawford (University of Illinois), Ingrid Hsieh Yee
(Catholic University of America), and Sibyl Moses (Catholic University of America)

Program: Integrating Information Policy into the LIS Curriculum

SIG 3: New Faculty Salon F
Convenors: Malore I. Brown (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and
Charles Curran (University of South Carolina)

Program: Educating the New LIS Professionals

Panel:

Alexandra Dimitroff, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Eliza T. Dresang, Florida State University

Claudia Gollop, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Donna Shannon, University of South Carolina

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SIG 4: International Library Education Salon G
Convenors: Ismail Abdullahi (Clark Atlanta University) and
Susan J. Freiband (University of Puerto Rico)

Program: Impacting Change in the Education of the Information Professional in Latin America and the Caribbean
A panel presentation of three library educators from Latin America addressing the issue of how U.S. library education can impact and change the education of the information professional in Latin America and the Caribbean, from their perspective. Exchange of ideas and viewpoints will be encouraged in the discussion after the presentations.

Speakers:

Susan J. Freiband, University of Puerto Rico

Maria Talavera, University of Texas, Austin

* All papers marked juried paper were submitted as part of the Call for Papers for ALISE' 97. Over fifty papers were submitted. These papers were recommended for presentation at the conference by the jurying committee: Geoffrey Bowker (Chair), Thomas Childers, Joan C. Durrance and Connie Van Fleet. [back]

8:30am - 10:00pm

Placement Service
Room TBD

Job Notebooks
Room TBD

Interviews
Room TBD

9:30am - 10:00am

Coffee Break

Salon II

Keynote: Designing Diverse Information Ecologies

Bonnie Nardi
Research Scientist, Apple Computer

Nardi, an anthropologist, is a Research Scientist in the Apple Research Laboratories at Apple Computer. She has studied Samoan villagers, spreadsheet users, brain surgeons, reference librarians and American teenagers, among others. She is interested in intelligent agents, end user programming, computer-mediated communities and theoretical approaches to the study of human-computer interaction, especially activity theory. She is the author of A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing, MIT Press, 1993, and the editor of Context and Consciousness: Activity Theory and Human-Computer Interaction, MIT Press, 1996. The agents software she has been working on, Apple Data Detectors, will ship later this year. She is conducting a study of networking and community in Celebration, the Disney planned community in Orlando, Florida.

11:15am - 12:30pm

Juried Papers:

Leigh S. Estabrook, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"Educating for Cognitive Flexibility in LIS Education"

Robert Grover, Herbert Achleitner, Nancy Thomas, Roger Wyatt,
and Faye N. Vowell, Emporia State University
"The Wind Beneath Our Wings:
Chaos Theory and the Butterfly Effect in Curriculum Design"

Wayne Wiegand, University of Wisconsin
"Out of Sight, Out of Mind:
Why Don't We Have Any Schools of Library and Reading Studies?"

Moderator: Joan C. Durrance (University of Michigan)

Audience Questions and Comments

12:30pm - 2:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Salon E

Convenor: Robert V. Williams, Chair, Research Committee

Research Paper Competition Winner

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Associate Professor, Catholic University of America
"Search Tactics of Web Users: A Search Simulation Study"

Methodology Paper Competition Winner

Matthew L. Saxton, Doctoral Student, UCLA
"Reference Service Evaluation and Meta-analysis:
Methodological Issues in Summarizing Data from Multiple Studies"

Doctoral Students Dissertation Competition Co-Winners

Anne L. O'Neill, University of South Carolina
"Information Transfer in Professions: A Citation Analysis of Nursing Literature"

Lynne E.F. McKechnie, University of Western Ontario
"Opening the 'Preschoolers Door to Learning':
An Ethnographic Study of the Use of Public Libraries by Preschool Girls"

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Coffee Break
Room TBD

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Juried Papers: Salon II

Richard J. Cox and Edie Rasmussen, University of Pittsburgh
"Reinventing the Information Professions and the Argument of Specialization in LIS Education: Case Studies in Archives and Information Technology"

Gene Sherron, Florida State University
"Reinventing the Bachelor's Degree! Call It 'Information Studies'"

Amy J. Warner, Brian D. Athey, Jean Chung, Jason P. Williams,
and Daniel Chudnov, University of Michigan
"Experiential Learning in Specific Applications:
The Applications Area Component at the University of Michigan"

Corinne Jorgensen and Nancy Zimmerman,
University of Buffalo, State University of New York
"Seizing the Day: A Case Study of One School's Core Curriculum Revision Process"

Moderator: Thomas Childers (Drexel University)
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SIG 5: Assistant/Associate Deans and Directors Hart
Convenor: Elizabeth Logan (Florida State University)

Program: Finding Jobs for Graduates

Speakers:

Mary Krutulis, Indiana University

David Penniman, University of Tennessee

Syndey Pierce, University of North Carolina

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SIG 6: Council of Deans, Directors, and Program Chairs Cannon
Convenor: Seoud Matta (Pratt Institute)

Program: University of Michigan, School of Information: The Evolution of a Name

Speaker: Daniel E. Atkins, Dean, University of Michigan, School of Information
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SIG 7: Doctoral Students Russell
Convenors: William Edgar, Toby Graham, Judith Rodgers (University of Alabama)

Program: Managing the Dissertation Process

Speakers:

Dr. Ed Holley, University of North Carolina

Dr. Leah Lievrouw, University of California at Los Angeles

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SIG 8: Retirees ALISE Suite (777)
Convenor: Murray Martin (At-Large)

Program: TBA

5:30pm - 7:00pm

ALISE 1996 Research Grant Report and Contributed Papers Session
Salon E

Convenor: Robert V. Williams, Chair, Research Committee

Ruth Palmquist, University of Texas-Austin
"Cognitive Strategies in a Hyper-Linked Environment"

Contributed Papers

Cheryl K. Malone, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
"Accommodating Access: 'Colored' Carnegie Libraries, 1905-1925"

Marie Radford, Pratt Institute
"It's Over There: Nonverbal Communication in Academic Reference Interactions"

Chris Halonen, University of Toronto
"Ethnographic Studies of Office Work and their Implications for Archivists"

7:00pm - 9:00pm

Dine Around Town (or on your own)
Registration Area A

ALISE Dine Around Hosts:

Elizabeth S. Aversa

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee

Jean L. Preer

9:00pm - 10:30pm

DOCTORAL STUDENT RECEPTION and POSTER SESSION
Salon I

Sponsors: ALISE Member Schools

10:30pm

ALISE suite open to members
ALISE suite (777)

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Thursday, February 13, 1997

7:00am - 8:00pm

Registration
Registration Area A

7:00am - 8:00am

Editorial Board Continental Breakfast
Hart

8:00am - 9:30am

ALISE Committee Meetings I
Salon I

8:00am - 9:30am

School Liaisons Meeting
Dirksen

8:30am - 10:00pm

Placement Service
Room TBD

Job Notebooks
Room TBD

Interviews
Room TBD

Salon IV

Keynote: Geographic Data and the New Information Profession

Michael Goodchild
Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara; Director, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis <http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/>

10:30am - 11:00am

Coffee Break

11:00am - 12:30pm

Juried Papers:

Joan C. Durrance, University of Michigan
"Reinventing the Community Information Professional: Strategies and Approaches Used to Develop Community Networking Knowledge"

Anne Gilliland-Swetland and Virginia Walter, University of California at Los Angeles
"When Domains Converge: The Emerging Information Professional"

Mary Niles Maack, University of California at Los Angeles
"Toward A New Model of the Information Professions: Embracing Empowerment"

Moderator: Geoffrey Bowker (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign)

Audience Questions and Comments

12:30pm - 2:00pm

AWARDS LUNCHEON*
Salon III

Convenor: Shirley Fitzgibbons, Chair, ALISE Awards Committee
Sponsor: Lexis-Nexis

Pratt-Severn Award (Charles Rubenstein, presenter)

Dr. Ching-Chih Chen, Simmons College

Research Awards (Robert V. Williams, presenter)

Research Paper Competition

Ingrid Hsieh-Yee, Catholic University of America

Methodology Paper Competition

Matthew L. Saxton, UCLA

Doctoral Students Dissertation Competition (Co-winners)

Anne L. O'Neill, University of South Carolina

Lynne E.F. McKechnie, University of Western Ontario

1997 President's Award: Excellence in Diversity Initiatives (Joan C. Durrance, presenter)

Kathleen de la Pena McCook, University of South Florida

Service Award (Co-winners) (Shirley Fitzgibbons, presenter)

Adele Fasick, University of Toronto (Retired)

Phyllis Van Orden, University of Washington (Retired)

Teaching Award (Shirley Fitzgibbons, presenter)

Robert Grover, Emporia State University

Professional Contribution Award (Shirley Fitzgibbons, presenter)

Charles Bunge, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2:00pm - 3:30pm

SIG MEETINGS

SIG 9: Continuing Education Salon D
Convenor: Inez L. Sperr-Brisfjord (Pratt Institute)

Program: Partnerships and Alliances in the Education of Information Professionals

Speakers:

Martha S. Brown, Director of Programs, American Association of Law Libraries

Anne Marie Del Vecchio, Director, Professional Development, Special Libraries Association

Carla Funk, Executive Director, Medical Library Association

Duane Webster, Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries

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SIG 10: Database Searching Salon E
Convenors: Deborah C. Greene and Ruby Licona (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

Program: Reinventing "Databases" to become "Networked Information Environments"

Speaker: Christinger Tomer, University of Pittsburgh
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SIG 11: Library History Salon F
Convenor: Abulfazal Kabir (Clark Atlanta University)

Program: Role of Historical Perspectives in Professional Education

Speaker: Donald G. Davis, Jr., University of Texas
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SIG 12: Youth Services in School and Public Libraries Salon G
Convenor: Sue Easun (University of Toronto)

Program: A Discussion

Led by Joan Atkinson (University of Alabama) on Blaise Cronin and Elisabeth Davenport's "Conflicts of Jurisdiction: an Exploratory Study of Academic, Professional and Epistemological Norms in Library and Information Science" and Susan Steinfirst's survey of LIS educators in the field of children's services

3:30pm -4:00pm

Coffee Break

4:00pm - 5:30pm

SIG MEETINGS

SIG 13: Multicultural, Ethnic and Humanistic Concerns Salon D
Convenors: Rosie L. Albritton (Wayne State University) and Rhea Lawson (University of Wisconsin)

Program: Developing Multicultural Information Services and Research Models in LIS Education for the 21st Century

Juried paper:

C. Olivia Frost, University of Michigan
"The Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach:
Strategies for Defining and Teaching a New Information Profession"

Speakers:

Clara Chu, University of California at Los Angeles
"Multicultural Information Services in the 21st Century: The Internet as a Professional Tool"

Veronica E. Nance-Mitchell, University of the District of Columbia
"A Multicultural Library: Strategies for the 21st Century"

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SIG 14: Research Salon E
Convenor: Tom Surprenant (Queens College)

Juried Paper:

Thom Gillespie, Indiana University
"Core Knowledge for the New Information Professional: Computer Games"

LIS Education: A Class Perspective
Speakers:

Christine Pawley, College of St. Catherine
"Hegemony's Handmaid? LIS Education from a Class Perspective"

Charley Seavey, University of Arizona
"Class, Cultural Hegemony, and the Role of Library Education"

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SIG 15: Technical Services Salon F
Convenor: Heidi Hoerman (University of South Carolina)

Program: TBA

4:00pm - 5:30pm

Beta Phi Mu Chapter Advisors Workshop
ALISE suite (777)

Convenor: F. William Summers

5:30pm - 6:30pm

Past Presidents Reception (by invitation)
ALISE suite (777)

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Dinner (on your own)

7:30pm - 9:00pm

SIG MEETINGS and POSTER SESSION

SIG 16: Gender Issues
Convenor: Kim G. Kofmel (University of Western Ontario)

Program: Talking Change, Changing Talk: Language and Our Information Professions

Speakers:

Anna E. Altmann and Hope A. Olson, University of Alberta
"Athena and Arachne: Weaving the World Wide Web"

Gillian Michell, University of Western Ontario
"The L-word vs. the I-word, or Where Are We Going and Why Am I in This Handbasket?"

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SIG 17: Part-time and Adjunct Faculty
Convenor: Caroline Coughlin (Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)

Program: Discussion of relevant issues
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SIG 1: Archival/Records
Convenor: Anne Gilliland-Swetland (UCLA)
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SIG 18: Preservation
Convenor: Michele Cloonan (UCLA)

Program: To Record and Preserve: Boosting and Bolstering Education in the Electronic Age

Juried Paper:

Terry Eastwood, University of British Columbia
"Educating Records Professionals"

Speakers:

Sally Buchanan, University of Pittsburgh
"Remaking the Preservation Professional"

Karen Motylewski, University of Texas, Austin
"Points of Juncture, Points of Departure"

7:30pm - 9:00pm

Poster Session
Convenor: Thomas Childers (Drexel University)

Ken Haycock, University of British Columbia
"Education for Information Professionals in Schools:
Acknowledging the Research and Redefining the Program"

Richard H. Lytle, Drexel University
"Distance Degree via Groupware"

MaryEllen Sievert, Diane Tobin Johnson, Teresa Hartman, and
Timothy B. Patrick, University of Missouri-Columbia
"New Educational Strategies for Training Information Professionals: Building Awareness, Concepts and Skills through Learning Technologies"

Keith Swigger, Texas Woman's University
"An Alternative Model for the Core Curriculum for Library and Information Studies Education"

9:00pm -10:30pm

All Conference Reception and ALISE Players
Salon III

*Awards Luncheon is underwritten by Lexis-Nexis, and so is available at a greatly reduced rate. [back]

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Friday, February 14, 1997

7:30am - 8:30am

ALISE Committee Meetings II
Salon I

8:30am - 12 noon

Registration
Registration Area A

8:30am - 5:00pm

Placement Service
Room TBD

Job Notebooks
Room TBD

Interviews
Room TBD

8:30am - 10:00am

Continental Breakfast*
Salon III

Showcase of schools with Kellogg projects:
Drexel University, University of Illinois, Florida State University, University of Maryland and University of Michigan

All-school Swap and Shop:
Display of informational materials from all schools, including flyers, brochures and recruiting materials; bring samples to show others

10:00am - 11:30am

Salon III

Keynote: Higher Education's Role in Realizing Tomorrow's Information Services Environment

Douglas E. Van Houweling
Vice Provost for Information Technology and Dean for Academic Outreach,
University of Michigan

Juried papers:

Geoffrey Bowker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
"The Use of Hyperlinked Case Studies in the Training of LIS Professionals"

Thomas Childers, Drexel University
"Structured Curriculum Change: Information Science and
Technology at Drexel University"

Moderator: Joan C. Durrance (University of Michigan)

11:30am - 12:30pm

Annual Business Meeting
Salon E

12:30pm - 2:30pm

LUNCHEON AND PROGRAM*
Salon II

This luncheon will conclude the conference. The aim of this session is to bring together comments from people who have a broad view of educational programs. Our speakers have seen the potential in schools of information and library studies, working in conjunction with other disciplines, to play an increasingly vital role in empowering universities, communities, individuals, and organizations to capture the promise of the information age. We expect the luncheon to include a dialog between the speakers and the audience.

Speakers:

James J. Duderstadt
President Emeritus, and Professor of Science and Engineering University of Michigan

Larry Faulkner
Provost and Vice-chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gail McClure, Ph.D.
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Programs, W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Moderator: Daniel E. Atkins (University of Michigan)

2:30pm - 4:00pm

New Committee Chairs and SIG convenors meeting with the board
Salon III

Convenor: Dan O'Connor, ALISE director

4:00pm - 6:30pm

Board of Directors Meeting
Russell

4:15pm - 5:30pm

ALA Office for Accreditation Meeting for Deans, Directors, Program Chairs
Salon B

6:30pm - 8:00pm

1998 Conference Program Planning Committee
ALISE suite

*Breakfast underwritten by a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to the CRISTAL-ED Project at the University of Michigan. [back]

*This luncheon is underwritten by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and so is available at a greatly reduced rate. [back]

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